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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BFB0F3.68D38F60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The old Dive Rite and Sea Elite manifolds were one in the same, made in = Italy and distributed to this country by Submarex. They simply had = different finishes to distinguish between the two.These were available = in 3/4 neck, 5/8 neck, 200 bar or 300 bar and any combination there of. The Thermo manifold is virtually identical in conceptual design, except = there is two different forgings for the right and left "K". This allows = them to have a true 8.5 center to center spacing for all new 8 inch dia. = cylinders available today. These cylinders are actually greater than 8 = inch dia. This requires true 8.5 spacing to allow for the 5/16 bolt = between the tanks. The old Dive Rite and Sea Elite did not allow for = this (on newer cylinders) unless you used a 1/4 inch bolt between the = tanks. Regardless of which tanks they are on, if you have more than 1/8 = inch between the lock nut and body forging of the crossbar on one of = these older manifolds, then you have most likely compromised the seal of = the inside o-ring on the crossbar. This means your down to one barrel = seal, not two.=20 The Thermo also uses a crush gasket on the bonnet nut instead of an = o-ring. The Thermo is available through Seagate cylinders, which Dive = Rite sourced them from. These should also be available in 300 bar before = too long, or may be already. The new Sea-Elite is now a duplicate of the original Italian product but = made in Asia. In past discussions with them, I assume they have = addressed the 8.5 spacing issue.=20 The new Dive Rite is still made in Italy, from the original forgings, = with a longer crossbar to address the 8.5 spacing issue. These can = easily be distinguished from the others because "Dive Rite" is embossed = in the valve body and the number "100" is embossed in the crossbar body. = These are available in 3/4 neck, 5/8 neck, 200 bar or 300 bar, and any = combination there of.=20 Dell Motes Dive Rite 117 W.Washington St. Lake City, Florida 32055 =20 www.dive-rite.com =20 ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BFB0F3.68D38F60 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.72.2106.6"' name=3DGENERATOR> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>The old Dive Rite and Sea Elite = manifolds were=20 one in the same, made in Italy and distributed to this country by = Submarex. They=20 simply had different finishes to distinguish between the two.These were=20 available in 3/4 neck, 5/8 neck, 200 bar or 300 bar and any combination = there=20 of.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT color=3D#000000=20 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>The Thermo manifold is virtually = identical in=20 conceptual design, except there is two different forgings for the right = and left=20 "K". This allows them to have a true 8.5 center to center = spacing for=20 all new 8 inch dia. cylinders available today. These cylinders are = actually=20 greater than 8 inch dia. This requires true 8.5 spacing to allow for the = 5/16=20 bolt between the tanks. The old Dive Rite and Sea Elite did not allow = for this=20 (on newer cylinders) unless you used a 1/4 inch bolt between the tanks.=20 Regardless of which tanks they are on, if you have more than 1/8 inch = between=20 the lock nut and body forging of the crossbar on one of these older = manifolds,=20 then you have most likely compromised the seal of the inside o-ring on = the=20 crossbar. This means your down to one barrel seal, not = two. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2> The Thermo also uses a crush = gasket on the=20 bonnet nut instead of an o-ring. The Thermo is available through Seagate = cylinders, which Dive Rite sourced them from. These should also be = available in=20 300 bar before too long, or may be already.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT><FONT = size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The new Sea-Elite is now a duplicate of the original = Italian=20 product but made in Asia. In past discussions with them, I assume they = have=20 addressed the 8.5 spacing issue. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>The new Dive Rite is still made in Italy, from the = original=20 forgings, with a longer crossbar to address the 8.5 spacing issue. These = can=20 easily be distinguished from the others because </FONT><FONT = size=3D2>"Dive=20 Rite" is embossed in the valve body and the number "100" = is=20 embossed </FONT><FONT size=3D2>in the crossbar body. These are available = in 3/4=20 neck, 5/8 neck, 200 bar or 300 bar, and any combination there=20 of. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Dell Motes<BR>Dive Rite<BR>117 W.Washington = St.<BR>Lake City,=20 Florida 32055 <BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.dive-rite.com">www.dive-rite.com</A><BR> </FONT ><= /DIV> <DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001A_01BFB0F3.68D38F60-- -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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